Sight for firearms.



V 33-2 +2. OR 954M364 SR E. R. TUFTS.

SIGHT FOR FIREARMS.

Arrmoulox rmn un. 29, 1909.

954,064. Patented Apr. 5, 1910.

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I v I onrrnn srarps PATENT OFFIQE,

EDWARD RICH TUFTS, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALE TO CHARLES GREENOUGH, OF NE'W YORK, N. Y.

SIG-HT FOR, FIREARMS.

Specification f LettersPatent Patented Apr. 5, 1910.

Application filed January 29, 1909. Serial No. 474,920}.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD RICH TUrTs, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Pittsburg, Allegheny county,

State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sights for Firearms, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to sights for firearms and as herein embodied is designed for use as a front sight. In the manufacture of sights of thisclass, it is considered an important point of advantage to construct the same in a manner to cause the bead thereof to stand out with marked prominence and to this end, the bead has heretofore been made either of highly polished metal or a material of a color in strong contrast to the body portion of the sight and the barrel of the arm.

In the use of such sights, a serious difiiculty is commonly met with owing to the uncertainty and confusion caused by the presence of a high light of star-like appearance on the surface of the metal projection supporting the head, which is often mistaken for the bead itself and results in the shot going high above the mark or object at which the arm is aimed.

It is the object of the present invention to avoid the formation of a high light on the support for the bead and this is accomplished by giving the body of the sight such shape as to throw that portion thereof adjoining the bead, in the shadow, thus causing the bead to stand out sharply and clearly in the field of vision.

It is also an object of the invention to further increase the prominence of the bead by giving it a spherical or other form, presenting a surface of high reflecting power and reducing the support on which it is mounted until it appears as a mere hair line or is practically invisible.

The accompanying drawings will serve to illustrate a device suitable for carrying my invention into effect.

I wish it understood however, that I do not limit myself to the exact details of construction or the arrangement of parts shown,

as various changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

In the drawings :Figure l is a View in side elevation of a sight constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a view thereof as it appears in use. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view showing the man ner of mounting the bead. Fig. i is a similar view showing a modified form of mounting. Figs. 5 and 6 are detail views of the beads shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 represents the base of the sight, which is shaped as indicated at 2, to enter a transverse groove. usually of dovetail form, in the barrel of the arm. Extending upward from the base, there is a projection 3, of such thickness as to present, when viewed as in Fig. 2, a line of hair-like appearance, surmounted by or terminating in a star-like point of light, the same being the light reflected from the surface of a head 4 mounted thereon.

The support or projection 3 is cut away to a suitable depth, forming a concavity 5 on the side which is presented to the eye when the sight is in use. This concave surface extends downward from the bead to the base as shown in Fig. 1 and as a result of the pe culiar curvature given it, it is thrown in the shadow, which is deepest immediately be low the bead, causing the latter to stand out in strong contrast. At the upper end of the support or projection 3, a socket 6 is formed, in which the bead is secured by being fitted or embedded beyond its greatest diameter and held therein by having the edge 7 of the socket crimped or closed around the same. The beads are preferably spherical and may be formed of polished metal or other suitable material, as in Figs. 3 and 5, or of transparent glass, as in Figs. 4 and 6. When of glass, the beads are provided with a suitable backing S of silver, gold or the like, as shown.

The method of use and the many important advantages of my invention will be apparent from the foregoing description.

Having, therefore, described my invention, I claim:

1. A sight for firearms comprising abead and a support for the bead, said support be ing shaped to present a concave surface to the eye, extending downward from the bead to the barrel of the arm.

2. A sight for firearms comprising a base, a rigid support rising centrally from the base and presenting an upwardly and rear- Wardly extending edge to View, said support terminating in a socketed extremity, and a bead fitted in the socket and having an exposed surface of high reflecting power.

3. A sight for firearms comprising a base, a rigid support rising centrally from the base and presenting a surface of hair-like thickness to View, said surface extending upwardly and rearwardly and terminating in a socketed extremity, and abead fitted in the socket, the exposed portion of the bead being shaped and surfaced to reflect light.

4;. A sight for firearms comprising-L a base, a support on the base extending upwardly and rearwardly and terminating in a socketed extremity, and a spherical beadsecured in the socket by being fitted therein beyond its greatest diameter.

5. A sight for firearms comprising a sock eted body portion and an approximately spherical bead of transparent material secured in the socket by being fitted therein beyond its greatest diameterand a backing interposed between the wall of the socket and the included portion of the bead.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD RICH TUFTS.

Witnesses:

' M. K. Lo'r'rnnnn,

M. G. CRAWFORD. 

